Well, first off let me explain the 1-12...we left about 3:00 pm on Wednesday and arrived in the Peg around 6:00 pm Winnipeg time after having to land in La Grande to refuel, and then were too busy to post. Long story about the fuel, the short form is Sanikiluaq and Kuujjuarapik are short on jet fuel so have to divert to La Grande for a couple of weeks until the Hercules arrives with more. Now THAT will be a big town event! Anyhow, here's a shot of us gathering prior to departure...
...and all ready for take-off! Woohoo, our first official Sports Club Trip!!!!
And our refuel wait in La Grande...
It was beautiful in Winnipeg, just like summer. I looked awfully funny getting off the plane in my parka...
Anyhow, we got to the hotel without any major incidents and went out in search of dinner. Well, for a big area like the downtown core, you'd have thought we would see restaurants everywhere...
Nope.
We did finally find a Subway after walking about 20 blocks, so we got in some
good exercise after the long trip. Then we went to see "The Hunger Games" at 10:30 pm. Late night!
This morning, we donned our runners at 8:30, after breakfast, and went walking in search of Mulvey School to see where the run will take place. Never found the school, but we found the corner we needed to turn down. I called it on account of us already being well past the time allotted. I had guesstimated a mile, it was closer to two, so we walked almost 4 miles. Then we were off to the Manitoba Museum of Man with a planetarium and a science centre as well. Cool!
We got to see the show, "To the Moon" in the planetarium and it was fun to reminisce about the landings and watching the moon walk at Auntie June's cottage. Then a bite of lunch and a trip through the Science exhibits...here the girls are in the pulley chairs, showing how the double and triple pulleys reduce the load and can lift a large load with ease. Yep, I tried it, too!
We followed that with a trip to the Inuit Centre and a visit with some of the people from Sanikiluaq who are in Winnipeg on medical trips. What a wonderful surprise...one of the nurses has a Nunavut flag and gave it to us to carry on our run! I will need to get MANY photos (see subsequent post on shopping trip reschedule). Dinner and back to the hotel to refresh and a run up to the Dollorama store, which I bought out. I may not fit all of my junk into a suitcase, LOL! I have an eye to expanding the canteen at recess and bought a LOT of junk to try...bubble gum, suckers, tootsie rolls, sour candies, different chocolate bars, and so on. It will sell well, especially as much of it will only be 25 cents.
Tomorrow we are changing from zoo to shopping as I have a dead camera battery. Had my charger in my hand and put it BESIDE the suitcase, not IN the suitcase...DERP! So off to Future Shop to get a new one. And shop, and shop, and shop, and eventually drop. We are then going to see a Winnipeg Goldeyes game which will be fun. More need for photos.
So I'm off to bed, and so are the charges in my care, and we are having a great time!
TTFN!
Terri
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